Deaths in the 1980s

Lawrence Quincy Mumford

1903–1982 (age 79)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Lawrence Quincy Mumford (1903-1982) hailed from Ayden and was laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Gordon Roseleip

1912–1989 (age 77)

Belmont

Gordon Roseleip (1912-1989) from Platteville is buried in Belmont.

Ada MacLeish

1892–1984 (age 92)

Conway

Ada MacLeish (1892-1984) had ties to Connecticut and is interred in Conway.

Frank Albert Gilbert

1900–1989 (age 89)

Wenham

Frank Albert Gilbert (1900-1989) of Exeter rests at Wenham after his passing in 1989.

Romeyn Van Vleck Lippmann

1892–1989 (age 97)

Oak Bluffs

Romeyn Van Vleck Lippmann (1892-1989) lived in Sag Harbor and was buried in Oak Bluffs.

Ruth Malcomson

1906–1988 (age 82)

Arlington Cemetery

Ruth Malcomson (1906–1988) was an American model and beauty queen who won the 1924 Miss America pageant representing P...

Albert C. Baugh

1891–1981 (age 90)

Arlington Cemetery

Albert C. Baugh (1891–1981) was an American philologist whose textbook 'A History of the English Language' became a st...

Sarkes Tarzian

1900–1987 (age 87)

Arlington Cemetery

Sarkes Tarzian (1900–1987) was an Armenian-American broadcast engineer and entrepreneur who founded radio and televisi...

William R. Current

1922–1986 (age 64)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

William R. Current (1922–1986) was an American historian noted for his work on Midwestern and American history.

Max Schwabe

1905–1983 (age 78)

Columbia Cemetery

Max Schwabe (1905–1983) was an American Republican who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Missouri in the 1...

Jane Froman

1907–1980 (age 73)

Columbia Cemetery

Jane Froman (1907–1980) was an American singer and actress whose radio, film, and television work and recovery from a ...

William F. Leonard

1913–1985 (age 72)

Cold Springs Cemetery

William F. Leonard (1913–1985) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for heroism in World W...

Laurence Howard Eldredge

1902–1982 (age 80)

Cold Spring Presbyterian Church

Laurence Howard Eldredge (1902–1982) was a Cold Spring resident whose life is commemorated at Cold Spring Presbyterian...

Laura Owen Miller Bamberger

1914–1981 (age 67)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Laura Owen Miller Bamberger (1914–1981) was an Indianapolis-area figure whose final resting place is Crown Hill Cemete...

Rosa Ponselle

1897–1981 (age 84)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

Rosa Ponselle (1897–1981) was an American operatic soprano celebrated for her rich voice and storied career at the Met...

Virginia Hall

1906–1982 (age 76)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

Virginia Hall (1906–1982) was an American spy who worked with the British Special Operations Executive and later the O...

Charles Adler, Jr.

1899–1980 (age 81)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

Charles Adler, Jr. (1899–1980) was an American inventor and radio engineer whose patents advanced aviation navigation ...

George Loutrell Timanus

1892–1981 (age 89)

Druid Ridge Cemetery

George Loutrell Timanus (1892–1981) was a Baltimore physician whose long medical career left a mark on the local profe...

Zeke Bonura

1908–1987 (age 79)

Metairie Cemetery

Zeke Bonura (1908–1987) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman known for his power hitting with the Chica...

Lionel Ott

1894–1987 (age 93)

Metairie Cemetery

Lionel Ott (1894–1987) was a New Orleans businessman and politician who served in city and state government during the...

John E. Jackson

1892–1989 (age 97)

Metairie Cemetery

John E. Jackson (1892–1989) was born in Palestine and is buried at Metairie Cemetery.

Martha Gilmore Robinson

1888–1981 (age 93)

Metairie Cemetery

Martha Gilmore Robinson (1888–1981) rests at Metairie Cemetery after a life spanning the turn of the century.

Louis G. Friedrichs

1917–1985 (age 68)

Metairie Cemetery

Louis G. Friedrichs (1917–1985) from New Orleans is memorialized at Metairie Cemetery.

Ruby McCormick

1891–1981 (age 90)

Milton Cemetery

Ruby McCormick (1891–1981) is interred at Milton Cemetery after decades of life in an era of great change.

Paul Genge

1913–1988 (age 75)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Paul Genge (1913–1988), who hailed from Brooklyn, is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Woodrow Parfrey

1922–1984 (age 62)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Woodrow Parfrey (1922–1984) was a native of New York City and is laid to rest at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

A. Spencer Feld

1891–1987 (age 96)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

A. Spencer Feld (1891–1987) concluded his life’s journey at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Alice Taylor Gafford

1886–1981 (age 95)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Alice Taylor Gafford (1886–1981) of Tecumseh is interred at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

J. Wynn Fredericks

1899–1981 (age 82)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

J. Wynn Fredericks (1899–1981) from Lock Haven now rests at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Norman W. Marsh

1898–1980 (age 82)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Norman W. Marsh (1898–1980), originally of Waukegan, is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Betty Bryson

1911–1984 (age 73)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Betty Bryson (1911–1984) of Los Angeles was laid to rest at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Claude Stroud

1907–1985 (age 78)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Claude Stroud (1907–1985) from Kaufman County is memorialized at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

James T. Baker

1916–1987 (age 71)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

James T. Baker (1916–1987) hailed from Indianapolis and is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Osa Gordon

1911–1983 (age 72)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

Osa Gordon (1911–1983) of Colby is interred at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

John Parrish

1896–1988 (age 92)

Los Angeles National Cemetery

John Parrish (1896–1988) is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Kirby Grant

1911–1985 (age 74)

Missoula Cemetery

Kirby Grant (1911–1985) was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayal of the aviation hero Sk...

Schneour Zalman Schneersohn

1898–1980 (age 82)

Montefiore Cemetery

Schneour Zalman Schneersohn (1898–1980) was a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi who helped rebuild the movement's presence in Fra...

Chaya Mushka Schneerson

1901–1988 (age 87)

Montefiore Cemetery

Chaya Mushka Schneerson (1901–1988) served as rebbetzin to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, becoming a spiritual anchor for foll...

Shemaryahu Gurary

1897–1989 (age 92)

Montefiore Cemetery

Shemaryahu Gurary (1897–1989) was a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi and administrator who supervised educational initiatives fo...

Armand Niccolai

1911–1988 (age 77)

Monongahela Cemetery

Armand Niccolai (1911–1988) was an American football guard who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers franchise du...

Lew Andreas

1895–1983 (age 88)

Oakwood Cemetery

Lew Andreas (1895–1983) was an American college basketball coach and athletic director who guided Syracuse University'...

Lynn Waldorf

1902–1981 (age 79)

Oakwood Cemetery

Lynn Waldorf (1902–1981) was an American college football coach and athletic director best known for leading Northwest...

Charles A. Schoeneck Jr.

1912–1989 (age 77)

Oakwood Cemetery

Charles A. Schoeneck Jr. (1912–1989) was a New York Republican politician who served multiple terms in the State Assem...

Anna Wetherill Olmsted

1888–1981 (age 93)

Oakwood Cemetery

Anna Wetherill Olmsted (1888–1981) was an American art critic and museum director who helped establish the Syracuse Mu...

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander

1898–1989 (age 91)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (1898–1989) was an American civil rights attorney and economist who broke multiple raci...

Samuel Kerns McConnell, Jr.

1901–1985 (age 84)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Samuel Kerns McConnell Jr. (1901–1985) was an American Republican congressman who represented Pennsylvania in the U.S....

Beatrice Fenton

1887–1983 (age 96)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Beatrice Fenton (1887–1983) was an American sculptor noted for her graceful fountain figures and contributions to Phil...

Lester Yellin

1935–1987 (age 52)

Washington Cemetery

Lester Yellin (1935–1987) was an American whose detailed public biography is not widely documented beyond his burial a...

Bryan Grant

1910–1986 (age 76)

Westview Cemetery

Bryan Grant (1910–1986) was an American tennis player from Atlanta who earned the nickname "Bitsy" and reached the U.S...

Benjamin Mays

1894–1984 (age 90)

Westview Cemetery

Benjamin Mays (1894–1984) was an American educator, minister, and civil rights leader who served as president of Moreh...